diff --git a/res/layouts/code_editor.xml b/res/layouts/code_editor.xml
index 3d3e584d5..fb4833da1 100644
--- a/res/layouts/code_editor.xml
+++ b/res/layouts/code_editor.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
                             hover-color="#1080FF"
                             onclick="run_current_file()"
                             color="#FFFFFF80" size="16"></image>
+                        <!-- TODO: remove after 0.32-->
+                        <image src="gui/item" size="16"
+                            enabled="true" interactive="true"
+                            hover-color="#1080FF"
+                            tooltip="Fix old VCM regions (0.31 bug)"
+                            onclick="fix_vcm_regions()"></image>
                     </panel>
                     <label id="title" pos="26,8"></label>
                 </container>
diff --git a/res/layouts/code_editor.xml.lua b/res/layouts/code_editor.xml.lua
index 733fa9036..61e90842f 100644
--- a/res/layouts/code_editor.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/code_editor.xml.lua
@@ -113,6 +113,78 @@ local function reload_model(filename, name)
     assets.parse_model(file.ext(filename), document.editor.text, name)
 end
 
+-- === TODO: remove after 0.32 ===
+local pattern =
+    "region %(%s*"
+    .. "([+-]?%d+%.?%d*[eE]?[+-]?%d*)%s*,%s*"
+    .. "([+-]?%d+%.?%d*[eE]?[+-]?%d*)%s*,%s*"
+    .. "([+-]?%d+%.?%d*[eE]?[+-]?%d*)%s*,%s*"
+    .. "([+-]?%d+%.?%d*[eE]?[+-]?%d*)"
+    .. "%s*%)"
+
+local function replace1(x1, y1, x2, y2)
+    return string.format("region (%s, %s, %s, %s)", x2, y2, x1, y1)
+end
+
+local function replace2(x1, y1, x2, y2)
+    return string.format("region (%s, %s, %s, %s)", x2, y1, x1, y2)
+end
+
+function convert_vcm(text)
+    local lines = {}
+    local zpairs = {
+        {"%(north%)", "%(south%)", "(TMPS)", "(TMPN)"},
+        {"%,north", "%,south", ",TMPS", ",TMPN"},
+        {"north%,", "south%,", "TMPS,", "TMPN,"},
+    }
+    local xpairs = {
+        {"%(west%)", "%(east%)", "(TMPE)", "(TMPW)"},
+        {"%,west", "%,east", ",TMPE", ",TMPW"},
+        {"west%,", "east%,", "TMPE,", "TMPW,"},
+    }
+
+    for i, pair in ipairs(zpairs) do
+        text = text:gsub(pair[1], pair[3])
+        text = text:gsub(pair[2], pair[4])
+    end
+    text = text:gsub("TMPS", "south")
+    text = text:gsub("TMPN", "north")
+
+    for i, pair in ipairs(xpairs) do
+        text = text:gsub(pair[1], pair[3])
+        text = text:gsub(pair[2], pair[4])
+    end
+    text = text:gsub("TMPW", "west")
+    text = text:gsub("TMPE", "east")
+
+    for line in text:gmatch("[^\n]*\n?") do
+        if line == "" then
+            break
+        end
+
+        if line:find("(top)", 1, true) then
+            line = line:gsub(pattern, replace1)
+        end
+
+        if line:find("(bottom)", 1, true)
+            or line:find("(east)", 1, true) then
+            line = line:gsub(pattern, replace2)
+        end
+
+        table.insert(lines, line)
+    end
+
+    return table.concat(lines)
+end
+
+function fix_vcm_regions()
+    if not current_file.filename then
+        return
+    end
+    document.editor.text = convert_vcm(document.editor.text)
+end
+-- ===============================
+
 function run_current_file()
     if not current_file.filename then
         return